TWiV 567: Outbreaks and a breakout

Episode 567 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 567: Outbreaks and a breakout" was published on September 29, 2019 and runs 111 minutes.

September 29, 2019 ·111m · This Week in Virology

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Episode Description

The TWiV team covers outbreaks of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the US and poliovirus in the Philippines, and explain how a chemokine induced by HIV-1 infection helps release more virus particles from cells.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Poliomyelitis returns to the Philippines (Mashable, virology blog)
EEE in the USA (Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Chemokine helps HIV-1 release (eLIFE)
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Letters read on TWiV 567
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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